This summary is posted in French on the Conseil Supérieur de la Santé website (Belgium) - the Google translation is what is quoted here.
Belgium has posted the the entire document in English: "Public health effects of siting and operating onshore wind turbines | Publication of the Superior Health Council No 8738"
Supreme Council of Health: A thoughtful development of wind energy:
The Supreme Council of Health has issued an opinion on the potential health effects of wind turbines and wind farms.
The future of wind energy on earth depends on the quality of the environment in which its residents live. It therefore deserves special attention. Not only the noise but also the harm to the landscape and unilateral decision-making contribute to nuisance attributed to wind. Prolonged nuisance can be a precursor to more serious disorders of health."
Figure 4: Exposure-response relationship for annoyance indoors
Complaints: true or not?
...Complaints about their impact on health and more generally on the quality of life are also not unfounded. This is the conclusion reached by the Board of Health on the basis of an evaluation of scientific reports on the subject.
Variety of factors
Wind turbine noise can be a source of local nuisance and may cause sleep disorders. Such disorders can be a precursor to more serious conditions. The level of harm depends on many other factors.Read more »
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